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Senators debated the merits of amendments offered to the budget resolution. Among the topics they addressed were veterans health care coverage, farm subsidies, and tax cuts.

Senators debated the merits of a Republican budget plan and offered amendments. Among the issues they discussed were provisions for tax relief, debt reduction, and paying for Social Security…

The senators debated a variety of issues dealing with the 2001 federal budget. A dispute occurred within the committee over whether a supplemental fund should be included. This fund would p…

Secretary Madeleine Albright testified about the State Department fiscal year 2001 budget proposal.

Senators on the Budget Committee’s Appropriations Subcommittee heard testimony on the fiscal 2001 appropriations for the Transportation Department, primarily focusing on the Federal Aviation…

The Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on Fiscal Year 2001 Budget. The Committee heard from Comptroller General, David Walker, who testified about various spending programs and how to ef…

Representative Bill Archer, R-Texas, Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Senator Bill Roth, R-Delaware, Finance Committee Chairman, and other Members made opening statements in this meeting o…

Congressional negotiators talked about how to combine three emergency spending measures for military action in Yugoslavia, other defense spending, and aid to disaster victims in Central Amer…

Congressional negotiators discussed how to combine three emergency spending measures for military action in Yugoslavia, other defense spending, and aid to disaster victims in Central America…

House and Senate Appropriations Committee members met to discuss the 1999 Supplemental Appropriations Bill. The bill would allow for $11.6 billion to fund the action in Yugoslavia, as well a…

Secretary Shalala testified before the Senate Budget Committee that the Medicare system would remain solvent until 2015, yet several changes were needed to extend its life even further. She …

Secretary of Defense William Cohen and Joint Chief of Staff Chairman General Henry Shelton testified that more funding was needed to improve recruitment and retention and to perform weapons …

Jack Lew testified on behalf of the president’s budget for fiscal year 2000. The plan included provisions to set aside a large portion of the budget surplus for investment in Social Security…

Mr. Greenspan testified on a number of issues including the stock market and the federal budget surplus. He said that the steep rise in the price of Internet stocks was “fundamentally potent…